umm... beg to differ on this one - the aircraft destroyed in combat scenes were
radio controlled
models. Actually the movie required a major worldwide search for real Spits,
Hurris and Bf109s
(both flyng and taxiable). Ex Israili, Indian etc. aircraft as well as a number
of "gate duty"
disply models turned up. It actually generated a resurgance in interest in
these great old
warbirds and was, at least in a small part, responsible for more Spitfires
flying today than
since they were decommissioned in the mid to late fifties. When the movie was
shot (1968) there
were a dozen airworthy Spits, there are now over 50.
Scott Mc
(who's next spare million plus $ would happily be put toward the downpayment on
a Mk XIV)
Shane Ingate wrote:
>As an aside, a contemporary film "The Battle of Britain" trashed most of the
>remaining
>flying Spitfires and Hurricanes.
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